vi CONTENTS. 
test and Zoology. —The Characters of some New Genera and Specs of Com- 
te from by Asa Gray, M.D., 274.—Helix annulata: Ornithichnites: 
es tocnardl ingen plalus: by ’ Srurcupury : "Physiological Remarks on the 
Statics of Fishes, by Joun Mouurr, 276. 
Astronomy.—On the Attempts to pn the ee get of a Star on the Moon, du- 
ring an Occultation, b by Prof. WELL Seng oe Observations made 
under the — sy no : ast RY, dasa U. 8: Navy, during the year 1845, 
os Observatory, Washington, 278.—Memoria sopra i colori delle 
Stel del Catalogs di Baily, osservati dal P. Beneditto Sestini della campagnia 
di i Stelle del Catalogo di Baily dal polo boreali fino a 30° di Decl. Aus- 
trale contrasse egnate secondo i loro diversi colori osservati nella specola del Col- 
0, 281 —Sixth Comet of 1846: Hind’s Comet: LeVerrier, 282.— 
M. Ga 
Miscellaneous Intelligence —Effects of the Earth’s Rotation upon Falling Bodies 
and upon the Atmosphere, by W. C. Repriexp, 283.— eaitliad onian Institution, 
284. Foot rints and Indian Sculpture, 286.— ecla:. Cultivation of Cerea 
Grains in Cold Climates, by A. T. Kuprrer, 288.—On Womuaranes Analytical 
ea ter, by Prof. Forcunammer, 289 | nu- 
facture of Great Britain, by M R. Porter, 291.—On Plate Glass mam 
England in a, contrasted with what it was 1827, b H e- 
the es and Mining Industry of Belgium, by vt ALPY, Esq., 293.—On 
the Fairy-rings ag Pastures, by Pro £2. T. Way, 294.—Gun-Cotton, 295.—Lines 
of Electric Telegraph in the ted States and Canada: The New cael Gar- 
den at Cambridge, Eng. : Ray Society, swe gang the Durati tion of Life in the Mem- 
bers of the fears Sheer es a fo unded on the Obituary Lists of hg Annual 
age by Dr. G On the See of Children, by Mr. WiccLeswortH, 
— Monument ‘atk the late Tuomas 
the Medical Siadatines of Socomivenks, by Rozerr Per 
vey ; Repor rof. A. HE, 300.—Light Houses; ; Repo rt of the Sec- 
retary of the Lp eow ids on the Improvements in the Light Hou aiden and Col- 
lateral Aids to ation, embracing a Report from Lieut. 
a ieut. Ricaarp Bacue, esl of Li 
Abert, from Bent’s Fort to St. Louis, in 1845, 3 hloris Boreali-Ameri- 
cana, Asa Gray : Nomenclator Zoologicus, continens N Sys- 
tematica Generum Animalium, tam viventium qu illum, ete., Auctor 
Aecassiz, 302.— ge zur Pflanzenkunde des Russischen Reiches; heraus- 
n von der Kaiserl. Acad. der Wissenscha —Report on the Trees 
and Shrubs re. naturally in the Forests of Massachusetts, by G M 
ERsON: Botanical Magazine, for a 1847 : merge on Algebra, con- 
taining the latest Im varie nts, by Cuartes W. Hack ey, 8. 
anic eo he he Literary Worl 8 a Gazette for abate Readers and 
Publishers 
List of wa. Sil. 
NUMBER IX. 
Page. 
Arr. XXX. On the Relations which exist between the Phenom- 
ena of Erratic Blocks in Northern tachaad and the Eleva- 
tions of Scandinavia; by M. Dzsor 313 
XXXI. On the Analysis of the Oat ; by Prof. "Kote Pisxax Noxrox, 318 
XXXII. On Free Electricity ; = Roserr Hare, oo D, 334 
XXXIII. On Zodphytes, No. v; by James D. Dan : 337 
XXXIV. Notices of Koordistan.—Hot Sulphur eee: 
Mines of Lead—Sulphur and Orpiment—Rock Salt and 
Sain eee hive, &c., derived chiefly from the let- 
of Rev. A. H. Waicur, M.D., of the Mission of the 
